Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-02
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 cernIng Tucson

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 oernIng Tucson
 The CITIZEN almost daily receives let ters of inquiry concerning Tucson and ;,s surrounding country. and general answer thereto, the following synopsis o, facts is given, Inssmuch as 1t IS found impossible to make detGiled written sply in each case. Any special Informs- ,iou desired will be cheerfuIly gwen to correspondents:
 l-There is no Inore kealthful place in tbe United States, especially Tor those suffering with lung troubles.
 1-There are no distiDctively local diseases. Slight functional troubles re- ,nIt from imprudence and excesses as well here as elsewhere, but the climate ia m nowlse responsible therefor,
 3-The surrounding country enjoys the same healthful conditions that exist in the city.
 4-The highest average temperature recorded during any summer was ID 1873. The month of July that year gave SO. Al degrees at Q. m.; lU3.o6 at 10. m.; S45l at g p. ma mean tempe rsture of S9.59 degrees. The lowest temperature during that year was m January, the average at Q. m. oeing 36. .29 degrees; 69.6l at p. m.. and 4S.oo al g p. ma mean temperature or 5I. .69 degrees. This was an extreme and unusual year, and the record vas taken by the United States Signal Ser vice officer. in this city. While the registered temperature IS apparently very high. the atmosphere Is SO thorough Iy devoid of moisture that the heat IS not oppressive and sultry day IS al most unknown. The nights are always cool and pleasant, and refreshing sleep is never interrupted by oppressive heat, The average annual temperature may be safely estimated at 70 degrees. Its WiD- ter climate, and in fact, its general cil- mate, emitting three summer months, IS ss rear delightful perfection ss can possibly exist.
 5.-The air is neither brscing nor depressing in an unqualified sense. lt is the happy medium between these qualities, and one can select either by chssing the altitude of his residence. Tucson is 24S0 feet above sea level. and adjacent mountains range all the way up to 10000 feet.
 6-The pursuits outside the city are chiefly mining and stock raising, while along the water courses considerable farming is being done with the most en- couraging results. No better fruit coun- try exists and the grape tiourishes es- pecislly well.
 Upon the east and south of the city an unbroken plain stretches away about ten or twelve miles to the noun sains, but on the west low mountain ranges and rolling hills with intermedl- ate valleys. exist.
 8-It slopes gradually to the north, the say sixty feet to the mile, towards GilR river which crosses the territory from east to west. emptyIng into the Colorado river near Yuma.
 9-Adobe and brick are used for building. chiefly, and building IS not ex- pensive with either material. With lumber the cost will be greater owing tO it's long and expensive transportation by rail.
 lO-No violent storms occur. Some times a sudden thunder shower of con siderable severity occurs, but as a rule hard storms seldom happen. Once or twice a year q sand storm sweeps across from the California deserts, and pro duces an extremely disagreeable effect for the time It lasts, but IL IS no worse than many of tine indictment days that SO often prevail in more northern lsti- tudes, and 1t is said that the sanitary effect of these sand storms give them more the character of blessings than of undesirable vIsitations. The rains fall usually during the winter months and again during the summer months; very seldom in the spring or fall.
 1.-The water is good, bat is slightly impregnaied with alkah, and not un- wholesome. It is obtained from flow ing springs few miles south of the city, along the rIver. aud II is conveyed to the city ID closed mains. There IS a possibility of supply of mountain wa ter being brought from the Santa Cata- lnas, distance of twelve miles.
 l2-The schools are numerous and ex- cellent; the public school is very eff cient and thorough. and is graded. The Territorial University is located close 10 the city and will be constructed forth with.
 1S-Tucson is situated on the South ern Pacific railway, about seventy miles north of the Mexican boundary line. IL is the metropolis of the southern DOT ton of the territory and is the largest sity. containing about 5000 inhabitants. It has ice works, four mills, breweries. wagon shops, machine shops, gas works, water works, opera house, four churches, several hotels. two daily newspapers. dozen secret societies, 8 fine court house and city buildings, a pubic libra ry, railroad shops, fire companies, the usual number of commercial establish ments of sll kinds and professional men. Fort Lowell IS distant six miles.